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Pilgrimage / feast day

Ceahlău Monastery Feast – Transfiguration Pilgrimage

  • Unconfirmed
  • Information

6 August 2027, Ceahlău Monastery, at 1,800 m. No registration.

Alerts

  • Unconfirmed

    This event is not confirmed by an organizer. Registration and bookings are not possible and the details may change.

  • 112

    The event takes place in the mountains. In an emergency call 112.

About the event

The Transfiguration pilgrimage, the feast of Mount Ceahlău. Pilgrims climb from Durău and Stănile hermitage and arrive the evening before for the vigil; the liturgy is held at dawn at the monastery below Toaca peak.

When
Friday, 6 August 2027
Where
Ceahlău Monastery, at 1,800 m
Organizer of earlier editions
Mitropolia Moldovei / Arhiepiscopia Romanului / mănăstiri
Series
Transfiguration – Ceahlău Mountain Pilgrimage · Every year

Data from the Neamț County Council list, not confirmed by the organizer.

Information for pilgrims

There is no registration. Programme details come from the organizer; we do not add religious text of our own.

For organised groups, ask the organizer.

Location

  • Place: Ceahlău Monastery, at 1,800 m
  • Coordinates: 46.9563, 25.9390 (approximate position)

The position is that of the protected area, not the exact spot of the event.

Protected-area page: Masivul Ceahlău

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Open on the map46.9563, 25.9390 (approximate position)

Access trails

Trails that lead to the event, from the county data:

  • Hiking

    Ceahlău: Stațiunea Durău - Cabana Fântânele - Panaghia - Toaca - Cabana Dochia (bandă roșie)

    Stațiunea Durău – Cabana Dochia

    Length
    6.7 km
    Ascent
    1,027 m
    Duration
    3 h – 3 h 45 min
    Difficulty
    Moderate
    Elevation profile of Ceahlău: Stațiunea Durău - Cabana Fântânele - Panaghia - Toaca - Cabana Dochia (bandă roșie)Altitude between 866 m and 1793 m over 6.7 km.
    866 m6.7 km1793 m

    Marking: bandă roșie

    Season: Accesibil în orice anotimp; iarna este nevoie de echipament montan sub Panaghia și sub Vf. Toaca.

  • Hiking

    Ceahlău: Bicazu Ardelean - Telec - Curmătura Stănile - Cabana Dochia (bandă albastră)

    Bicazu Ardelean – Cabana Dochia

    Length
    21.1 km
    Ascent
    1,261 m
    Duration
    5 h – 8 h
    Difficulty
    Hard
    Elevation profile of Ceahlău: Bicazu Ardelean - Telec - Curmătura Stănile - Cabana Dochia (bandă albastră)Altitude between 572 m and 1778 m over 21.1 km.
    572 m21.1 km1778 m

    Marking: bandă albastră

Practical

In an emergency call 112.

The rules of the protected area apply during the event as well. Rules and safety

Earlier editions

  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2013

Next edition: estimated date, unconfirmed.

Nearby

  • Cabana StănilelorAccommodation under 100 m
  • Camere pentru pelerini – Mănăstirea de pe Muntele CeahlăuAccommodation 600 m
  • Mănăstirea „Schimbarea la Față” de pe Muntele CeahlăuMonastery or church 600 m
  • Cabana DochiaAccommodation 600 m
  • La Dochia, cabana de pe Muntele sfânt Ceahlău (partea I)Accommodation 600 m
  • Scara spre Vârful ToacaNatural landmark 800 m